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Tax revenue drops in area cities

Bartlesville and some nearby communities suffering substantial sales tax declines in the month of July joined Tulsa and other cities in the region that also saw declines, year over year, while communities like Owasso reported increases.

Bartlesville’s 8.49 percent decrease in revenue year over year was the largest decline the city has reported in more than four years.

The city received $1,452,215 in sales tax revenues from the State of Oklahoma in the month of July.

Revenues received in July are derived from the city’s 3 percent sales tax for sales occurring mostly in the last half of May 2013 and estimated sales for the first half of June 2013.

Dewey, Copan, Ochelata, Ramona and Nowata all had decreases in sales tax revenue, year over year, of at least 8 percent, while Pawhuska, in neighboring Osage County, actually saw an increase of 2.91 percent when compared to July 2012.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission reported that the City of Tulsa received $19,214,264, a 1.52 percent decrease from the July 2012 receipt of $19,511,448.

The suburban cities surrounding Tulsa reported mixed results.

Receipts for Owasso show a 4.54 percent increase when compared to last year. The booming bedroom community received $1,704,984 this month and $1,630,956 in July 2102.

Collinsville saw an even bigger increase of 14.21 percent, with $130,479 in revenue received this month in comparison to $114,247 in revenue in July 2012.

Broken Arrow had a slight decrease of just 0.37 percent year over year. Broken Arrow received $3,044,000 this month, down from $3,055,434 in July 2012.

Jenks had an 8.28 percent increase. The city received $415,888 this month and $384,075 in July 2012.

The state’s largest metropolitan area, Oklahoma City, reported a 3.37 percent decrease. The state capital received $33,178,884 this month, down from $34,335,964 in July 2012.